Category: NWP
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Central Michigan University Hosts National Writing Projects of Michigan Annual Network Retreat
Monday, August 9th marked the opening events of the National Writing Projects of Michigan annual network retreat on the grounds of Central Michigan University’s Mt. Pleasant campus. The three-day retreat drew in NWPM members from all across the state, encompassing most of the eleven sites that make up the NWP’s Michigan network. For many, the event was not…
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CRWP Teacher Livens up the Classroom with Bitstrips Comics
Shannon Powell, CRWP 2009, and teacher at Central Montcalm Middle School has found a way to breathe new life into classroom projects using a creative technology called Bitstrips for Schools. The online software acts as an innovative and user-friendly program that allows students to develop and publish their own unique webcomics. For Powell, Bitstrips offers students the…
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CRWP Director Featured on NWP’s BlogTalkRadio
As one of three featured guests on the February 11, 2010, episode of the National Writing Project’s periodic web-based radio show, BlogTalkRadio, CRWP Director Troy Hicks talked about the ways in which writing project sites choose readings for their summer institute participants. NWP BlogTalkRadio (2-11-10) Hicks focused his attention on how the CRWP Leadership Team…
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CRWP Leaders Attend NWP New Site Leadership Institute
Over the MLK holiday weekend, Troy and I spent four packed-full days with the NWP New-Site Leadership Institute at the Scottsdale Marriott at McDowell Mountains. The NSLI is an annual invitational retreat bringing together leaders from new sites to explore the work of the NWP beyond the Summer Institute. While there, Troy and I gathered ideas for recruiting potential…
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CRWP Attends National Writing Project Annual Conference ’09 in Philadelphia
The Chippewa River Writing Project ended its first year with a new beginning. Members of the CRWP leadership team attended the National Writing Project’s Annual Meeting this past month, their first visit as an official NWP site. The three-day event took place at Philadelphia’s Downtown Sheraton Hotel and Conference Center from November 19th to the…